(1) The report prescribed in section 4 shall be designated as a critical health problem report and shall contain information which the director considers necessary to identify, locate, and investigate the occurrence, frequency, incidence, cause, effect, and prognosis of the critical health problem, and other relevant data and findings with respect thereto.
  (2) The director shall promulgate rules regarding the form, content, and manner of filing the report prescribed in section 4, which shall be submitted to the department unless otherwise prescribed by the director.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 325.75

  • Critical health problem: means any of the following:
  (i) Lead poisoning. See Michigan Laws 325.72
  • Department: means the department of public health created and operating under section 425 to 427 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 325.72
  • Director: means the state director of public health or a person designated by the director to act in place of the director. See Michigan Laws 325.72
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
    •   (3) A report or other data relating to a critical health problem which discloses the identity of an individual who was reported as having a critical health problem shall be made available only to persons who demonstrate a need for the report or other data which is essential to health related research. A report or data which does not disclose the identity of the individual shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
      (4) The physician-patient privilege shall not apply to a critical health problem report prepared pursuant to subsection (1).
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